Follow usMilwaukee Bucks notched their 12th straight win – a 112-100 victory over Chicago Bulls on Thursday night, but Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game because of a sprained right wrist.
Taking our win streak to the break. pic.twitter.com/qLMTZrrYcM
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) February 17, 2023
The Bucks star, however, still managed to break Milwaukee’s career assists record.
He finished with a season-low two points and three assists, giving him 3,274 over 10 seasons to break Paul Pressey’s record of 3,272 from 1982 to 1990. Giannis also had seven rebounds.
Brook Lopez scored a season-high 33 points. Jevon Carter had 22, and Jrue Holiday added 15 points and nine assists.
The Bucks, who matched the longest winning streak of the regular season this year in the NBA, were never seriously threatened.
The 12 consecutive wins matches a streak by the 1981-82 team, which is the sixth-longest in franchise history.
Two-time MVP Antetokounmpo’s injury early in the second quarter, however, cast a cloud over a team that appeared to have so much going for it heading into the All-Star break.
The Greek star was hurt trying to block a finger roll attempt by Chicago’s Coby White after the guard drove past him. He jammed his wrist against the stanchion and stayed down grimacing in pain.
The Bulls lost their sixth in a row, their worst skid since dropping six straight in the 2020-21 season. Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 16 rebounds.
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